Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility
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Use this screen to configure priority settings for traffic from the powerline adapters on your
network.
Figure 17 Advanced Screen
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 6 Advanced Screen
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Adapter This field identifies which powerline network information is displayed. Different powerline
networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) on your computer which is
connected directly to a powerline adapter. Typically there is only one connection. However, if
your computer has two network cards and both are connected to a powerline adapter, then
you have two powerline networks.
Priority Select a priority setting from the drop-down box for traffic FROM your selected device. The
options, in order of importance, are High, Medium, Normal and Low.
Site This field displays:
• Local, if it is the PLA4231 directly connected to the computer running the configuration
utility.
• Remote, if it is a powerline adapter in your powerline network but not directly connected
to the computer running the configuration utility.
MAC Address This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the powerline adapter you are
configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA4231 displayed on a sticker on the
bottom of your device.
Standby mode
enable
Select On to have the selected powerline adapter(s) go into standby mode when there is no
Ethernet connection. Otherwise, select Off to have the adapter(s) never go into standby
mode.
Save Click this to apply your changes. The new Priority setting is applied to the selected
powerline adapter.